From the gothic majesty of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church to the angular embrace of Congregation Emanu El.
From the white stucco and granite starkness of The Chapel of St. Basil to the traditional Islamic lines of the Ismaili Jamatkhana and Center.
The Sacred Sites Quest spanned the many faiths practiced throughout Greater Houston.
The search led two dozen high school students to 11 sacred spaces — churches, cathedrals, temples and mosques – stretching from Sul Ross Street to Stafford.
Nearly four months after it began, the quest brought a spark of the divine to a nondescript downtown artist’s studio nestled between a transit-police parking lot and a cluster of bail-bond offices.
Here, inside the Museum of Cultural Arts Houston, a four-paneled mixed-media mural depicting a narrative of faith and spirituality sprang to life.
The mural – the culmination of the Sacred Sites Quest, a joint project between MOCAH and the Boniuk Center for Religious Tolerance – will go on display at Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston, but it will not be the project’s only lasting imprint.
via Mural depicts area students’ exploration of sacred spaces | Religion | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle.
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